Paul s Paper Week beginning 7th March 2010


Third Sunday of Lent
7/3/10 8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Service of the Word
Monday 1.30pm Funeral (Sidney Dyoss)
Wednesday 10.00am Holy Communion
Mothering Sunday
14/3/10 10.30am Holy Communion



Today: Welcome to everybody here today. Refreshments will be served after the service, and the Easter Choir rehearsals continue after the service.

Collect for today:
Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy
but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life and peace;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Bible Readings:
First reading: Isaiah 55. 1 9 (page 696 OT)
Second reading: 1 Corinthians 10. 1 13 (page 168 NT)
Gospel reading: Luke 13. 1 9 (page 72 NT)

Readings for next Sunday: Exodus 2. 1 10
2 Corinthians 1. 3 7; John 19. 25 27.

Diary for this week:
(Please pray for these activities)

Monday 7.30pm PCC meets

Wednesday Lunch time HHA
1.30pm & 7.30pm Lent Course (at Holy Name Church)
2.30pm Mothers Union (Tower Room)

Saturday 9am 5pm Glenfall Quiet Day
10am 12 noon Training session for readers and intercessors

During the week please pray for:
The church:
For the Church in Hong Kong and the Most Revd Paul Kwong
For Archbishops John and Rowan
From the Birmingham Diocesan Prayer Calendar: for Bishops David and Andrew; for the Deanery of Coleshill and Brian Castle, Area Dean
From our Parish Prayer Diary: for those on the Pastoral Committee and for St Paul s pastoral work
For the Lent Course, and for our individual Lent journeys
The world:
For the people of Chile and Haiti
For the victims of the flooding in France and Madeira
For those made homeless in the Ugandan mudslides
For the people of Democratic Republic of Congo
For the victims of the temple collapse in India
The community
From our Parish Prayer Diary: for all who work in the community, and for all who are in need in any way
From our parish rota: for all who live in Glendene Drive,, Gorse Farm Road, Gorstie Croft, Graham House and Grasmere Close
Those needing our prayers:
Joe and Beryl; Brian; Iris; Shawn; Molly
Athena; Isobel and Ray Hackett
The departed:
Sidney Dyoss; Charles Stanier; Ron Newell
Doreen Barlone; John Shaw; Dorothy Warner

Sid Dyoss We extend our sympathy to the family of Sid Dyoss. His funeral will be held in church on Monday, 8th March at 1.30pm.

Glenfall Quiet Days Julie Jackson has organised two quiet days at Glenfall House near Cheltenham, one this Saturday, 13th March, and one on Saturday 8th May. If you are interested please speak to Julie to find out more details.

Christ matters Lent Course Our joint ecumenical Lent Course continues this Wednesday at 1.30pm, repeated at 7.30pm. Meetings rotate round the churches, see below. Each session includes: Welcome, Words, Discussion, Prayer and Refreshments. All Welcome.
10th March Suffering
Holy Name Church
17th March Forgiving
St Paul, Hamstead
24th March Redeeming
St Bernard, Hamstead

Bishop of Birmingham s Lent Lectures 2010 The Path of Discipleship at Birmingham Cathedral. 8pm every Wednesday evening during Lent. Refreshments available from 7.45pm.
10th March Discipleship: The Apprentice
Professor David Ford
17th March Discipleship in Tough Times
Ann Morisy
24th March Infectious Discipleship
Revd Canon Paul Bayes

Mothers Union Wednesday, 10th March at 2.30pm, in the Tower Room. Speaker will be Revd Penny Harrison. All welcome.

Training session for people to help read the lessons and lead the prayers at Sunday worship. For those who couldn t make last week s session the next date for training is this Saturday, 13th March, 10am 12 noon. Please let the clergy know if you feel called to this. (NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!)

MAD Next meeting Tuesday 16th March in the Tower Room at 7.30pm. Jenny Comery visiting from the charity Forward women s health issues in Africa.

Christian Aid evening Strictly Come Collecting . An evening for Christian Aid collectors and helpers to get fired up in preparation for Christian Aid Week in May, and learn about the focus country for 2010, Kenya. Thursday 25th March at the New Testament Church of God in Lozells. Please speak to David Manning if you are interested in going.

Mothers Union outing arranged for Wednesday 26th May to Weston Super Mare. For details see Marjorie Jones.

Advance notice — Easter Holiday Club Stories Jesus told . Thursday 8th April and Friday 9th April, 10am—12.30pm, in the Community Centre. Lots of fun, games, singing, Bible stories, craft, sport, cooking and more. Further details to come.

A Passion for Life in Birmingham 26 28 March 2010. This is a nationwide initiative of Christian Churches who think the good news about Jesus is so good that everybody needs to hear it. The focus in Birmingham will be a weekend of events at the Town Hall, Friday 26th to Sunday 28th March. They provide a chance for people to explore the relevance of

Jesus today Rico Tice is joining us for the weekend and speaking at most of the events. He is a clear and engaging speaker with lots of experience of presenting the Christian message. On Friday there will be a business breakfast with a lost sheep party later at the Town Hall for pre schoolers, and in the evening the band Phatfish will be performing and talking about their faith. On Saturday during the day there will be a number of free events for people to come and grapple with some of the thorny claims of the Christian faith, and later on in the evening an evening with Henry Olonga, the former Zimbabwean cricket captain who made a stand against Mugabe, and a professional jazz band. On Sunday afternoon there will be an interactive all age family friendly Easter celebration and in the evening Easter Praise .

To find out more visit www.apassionforlife brum.org.uk or phone 0121 454 9444 and ask for Dan Steel or 0121 472 0050 and ask for Chris Hobbs.
A Summer Retreat, individually guided in the Ignatian tradition, at Shallowford House near Stone, Staffordshire, is being organised by Revd Rob Hingley, for anyone who is interested. Monday 9th August—Monday 16th August 2010, with some places available for a shorter retreat from Mon Fri or Fri Mon. Cost 45 per 24 hours. Further details and applications to Rob on 0121 357 4534 or email